André Oktay Dahl
Encyclopedia
André Oktay Dahl is a Norwegian
politician representing the Conservative Party
. He is currently a representative of Akershus
in the Storting and was first elected in 2005. He was a reserve candidate in the two previous periods, having taken Jan Petersen
's seat while Petersen was a cabinet minister.
Dahl is a former victim of child sexual abuse
, and he is also openly gay. In January 2008 he made harsh accusations against controversial Norwegian defense attorney Tor Erling Staff who was then defense attorney for the suspected Pocket Man
, a Norwegian pedophile predator. Attorney Staff had asserted that the bulk of the cases with which his client is charged amount to mere "peanuts". Dahl's position was that by downplaying the severity of the abuse, Staff in fact victimized the victims again.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
politician representing the Conservative Party
Conservative Party of Norway
The Conservative Party is a Norwegian political party. The current leader is Erna Solberg. The party was since the 1920s consistently the second largest party in Norway, but has been surpassed by the growth of the Progress Party in the late 1990s and 2000s...
. He is currently a representative of Akershus
Akershus
- Geography :The county is conventionally divided into the traditional districts Follo and Romerike, which fill the vast part of the county, as well as the small exclave west of Oslo that consists of Asker and Bærum...
in the Storting and was first elected in 2005. He was a reserve candidate in the two previous periods, having taken Jan Petersen
Jan Petersen
Jan Petersen is a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was elected to the Norwegian Parliament from Akershus in 1981, and was re-elected on six occasions. He had previously served as a deputy representative during the term 1973–1977. From 2001 to 2005, when the second cabinet...
's seat while Petersen was a cabinet minister.
Dahl is a former victim of child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse
Child sexual abuse is a form of child abuse in which an adult or older adolescent uses a child for sexual stimulation. Forms of child sexual abuse include asking or pressuring a child to engage in sexual activities , indecent exposure with intent to gratify their own sexual desires or to...
, and he is also openly gay. In January 2008 he made harsh accusations against controversial Norwegian defense attorney Tor Erling Staff who was then defense attorney for the suspected Pocket Man
The Pocket Man
"The Pocket Man" is the name given by the Norwegian police and media to a Norwegian sexual molester. The man who has been at large since 1976, has been charged with committing sex crimes against minors throughout Southern Norway...
, a Norwegian pedophile predator. Attorney Staff had asserted that the bulk of the cases with which his client is charged amount to mere "peanuts". Dahl's position was that by downplaying the severity of the abuse, Staff in fact victimized the victims again.
Storting committees
- 2005–2009 member of the Law committee.
- 2001–2005 member of the Control and Constitution committee.